Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Developer (Digital Bank))

Airstar Bank is a Hong Kong digital bank primarily backed by Futu Group, having obtained its banking licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in 2019. As a technology-driven virtual bank, we adhere to the principle of inclusive finance and are committed to leveraging innovative technologies to provide everyone with smarter, more convenient financial services. By joining us, you will directly contribute to building the next-generation core banking system and rapidly develop your skills in real-world financial scenarios characterized by high concurrency and high availability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of key business systems such as the bank's core system, payment system, fund system, and risk control system.
2. Responsible for the design, coding, self-testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of the backend service module to ensure code quality, system performance, and system stability.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, electronic information, mathematics, or other related majors.
2. Solid computer foundation, proficient in core courses such as data structure, algorithms, operating systems, computer networks, etc.
3. Proficiently master at least one language among Java/Go and understand its ecosystem.
4. Familiar with the basic principles of mainstream databases, and understand database design and optimization.
5. Possess good logical thinking ability, learning ability, communication skills, and teamwork spirit, be passionate about technology, and have a strong sense of responsibility.
6. Fluent in English and Chinese (both spoken and written).

Bonus points:

1. Proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English or Cantonese.
2. Have project experience related to distributed systems, microservice architectures, high concurrency, and high availability systems.
3. Understand message Middleware (such as RabbitMQ, Kafka), caching technologies (such as Redis), and Cloud Native technologies.
4. Have relevant internship experience or project experience in the financial industry, or have a basic understanding of banking operations (such as payment, deposit, loan, accounting engine, risk control, etc.)
5. Open to candidates graduating between January 2025 and August 2026.
6. Fluent in both English & Chinese.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.